EMERGENCY PLANNING

Question 0

on site emergency plans must

Answer 0

• identify the major injury risks at site
• relevant input from external agencies
• make provision for emergency control room
• allocate responsibilities
• provide necessary equipment
• maintain all emergency equipment & facilities
• tran emergency personal and practice the plan
• test and review the plan regularly
• welfare facilities & relief staff

Question 1

Emergency planning

Answer 1

emergency planning is a formal written document designed to assist management with controls for specific hazards and incidents. These can be offsite or on site

Question 2

offsite emergency plan

Answer 2

• organisation
• communication
• specialised emergency equipment
• nature of chemicals and risks on site
• arrangements for obtaining weather information
• humanitarian arrangements
• getting information to the public
• arrangements for collecting information on developing emergency

Question 3

types of emergency procedure

• local
• major

Answer 3

local

• chemical spillage or gas release
• fire evacuation
• first aid

major

• sabotage
• bomb threat
• large chemical release
• explosion

Question 4

the arrangements that should be in place to demonstrate an effective emergency plan

Answer 4

• identify the major incidents / issues / impacts
• stakeholders consultation
• availability of resources
• clear responsibilities
• procedures for initiation & activation (how will the alarm be raised)
• emergency control centre (equipment, PPE, spillage control, methods of communication)
• communications with public - offsite plan - arrangements for the clean up
• business continuity - outside environment
• regular practice drills
• reviews
• staff training

Question 5

site requirements - emergency planning - ILO C174 (prevention of major industrial accidents 1993)

Answer 5

• identify & assess major hazards
• prepare written emergency plans & procedure
• emergency medical procedures
• periodic testing & evaluating of equipment
• introduce revisions
• protection of the public and environment
• consult with the community & authority
• submit plans for approval

Question 6

types of information that a company should provide the ambulance service when completing a emergency plan

Answer 6

• hazards & chemicals stored on site and their location
• details of vulnerable people and their known medical condition
• main hazards on site
• details of medical personal
• access points
• number of personnel on site (day & night)
• plans & diagrams - showing the layout of the site
• location of the emergency control centre